Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Ministry of Public Works (MPW)

Amendment No. 4

Dated 4 December - 2018

To

Bidding Document

For
Procurement of Construction of Baghlan to Bamyan (B2B) Road, Segment-3 (47+040 to 60+760)
Baghlan & Bamyan

Contract Ref. No.: NPA/MPW/97/W-2190/ICB

Client: Ministry of Public Works (MPW)

Country: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

 Amendment No 4

Dated 4 December - 2018

For
Procurement of Construction of Baghlan to Bamyan (B2B) Road, Segment-3 (47+040 to 60+760) Baghlan & Bamyan
RFP Ref. No.: NPA/MPW/97/W-2190/ICB
This Amendment No. 4 is issued as per Clause 8. ”Amendment of Bidding Document “Section I, Instruction to Bidders of the Bidding Document
for procurement Construction of Baghlan to Bamyan (B2B) Road, Segment-3 (47+040 to 60+760) Baghlan & Bamyan
The following modifications are made to the Biding Document for the above assignment:

Bidding Document
Reference in Chronological Existing Texts in the Bidding Document Amended
order
For bid submission purposes only, the Employer’s For bid submission purposes only, the Employer’s address
address is: is:
Attention: Zabihulrahman Rahmani Attention: Zabihulrahman Rahmani
Street Address: Administrative Office of the Street Address: Administrative Office of the President,
President, National Procurement Authority, National Procurement Authority, Procurement Facilitation
Procurement Facilitation Directorate, Kabul, Directorate, Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan Floor/Room number: First Floor
Floor/Room number: First Floor
Instructions to Bidders, City: Kabul
22.1 City: Kabul ZIP Code: Not Applicable
ZIP Code: Not Applicable Country: Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
The deadline for bid submission is:
The deadline for bid submission is: Date: December 31, 2018
Date: December 12, 2018 Time: 10:00am (Local Time)
Time: 10:00am (Local Time) Bidders shall not have the option of submitting their bids
Bidders shall not have the option of submitting their electronically.
bids electronically.
Section 2, Bidding Data Sheet, The bid opening shall take place at: The bid opening shall take place at:
ITB 25.1
Street Address: Administrative Office of the President, Street Address: Administrative Office of the President,
National Procurement Authority, Procurement National Procurement Authority, Procurement Facilitation
Facilitation Directorate, Kabul, Afghanistan
Directorate, Kabul, Afghanistan Floor/Room number: First Floor
Floor/Room number: First Floor City: Kabul
City: Kabul Country: Afghanistan
Country: Afghanistan
Date: December 31, 2018
Date: December 12, 2018 Time: 10:00am (Local Time)
Time: 10:00am (Local Time)
Add new GCC 40.8: Add new GCC 40.8:
Section IX. Particular
Conditions of Contract Measurement shall be made of the net actual value of Deleted.
the quantity of each item of the Permanent Works and
GCC 40 Materials on site and shall be certified for payment in
the IPC; the value will be calculated based on the value
of the material included in the prices breakdown issued
by the Contractor, and not more than 80% of the trial
value will be paid.
The Contractor shall submit a breakdown of prices
for all materials brought to site or manufactured on
site and verified by the Engineer
The liquidated damages for the Works (specified The liquidated damages for the Works (specified under each
Section IX. Particular
under each milestone) is 0.05% of contract price per milestone) is 0.1% of contract price per day, for each day of
Conditions of Contract
day, for each day of delay from milestone intended delay from the intended completion date.
GCC 47.1 completion date.
The maximum amount of liquidated damages for the whole of
Liquidated Damages paid will be recompensed, on an the Works is 10% of the final Contract Price, (the delay period
individual milestone basis, if and when the Contractor should not exceed more than 100 days).
should achieve recovery of any particular milestone
within the specified Intended Completion Date for the
whole works.
 The maximum amount of liquidated damages for the
whole of the Works is 10% of the final Contract Price.

The Intended Completion Date for the whole of the
GCC 1.1 (v) Particular
Works shall be for Segment 3 - 620 days
Conditions of Contract
The milestones indicated below shall be implemented
within the period stipulated for each milestone. If the
Contractor fails to achieve the milestones, the
Contractor shall be liable to pay liquidated damages
for each day of delay from intended completion date
of each milestone.
The milestone indicated below are indicative only for
Employer’s expectation for implementation progress:
1st Milestone – 210 days after commencement date
As a minimum, the contractor shall complete the
following major works/Items within this period:
This sub-clause (GCC 1.1 (v), PCC) has been replaced
with the following:
The Intended Completion Date for the whole of the Works
shall be:
620 days
The milestones (minimum intended physical progress
percentage) indicated below shall be implemented within the
period stipulated for each milestone. If the Contractor fails to
achieve the milestones within specified timeframe, the
Contractor shall be liable to pay penalties in the amount equal
to 2% of the value of works expected (partial progress) to be
completed within the indicated milestone completion
timeframe.

- Installation of Asphalt Plants and needed concrete

plants: 100% - Road Earthwork: completion SEGMENT 3
(Cut&Fill) 50% - Retaining Walls: completion of DATE FROM MINIMUM MINIMUM
20% - Cross culverts, completion of 20% - MILESTONE COMMENCEMENT PARTIAL CUMULATIVE
Environmental activities, completion of 34%. DATE PROGRESS PROGRESS

2nd Milestone –420 days after commencement date 1 120 11.00% 11.00%
2 360 36.00% 47.00%
As a minimum, the contractor shall complete the 3 480 28.00% 75.00%
following major works/Items within this period: - 4 620 25.00% 100.00%
Road Earthwork: completion (Cut&Fill) of 100% -
Retaining Walls: completion of 90% - Cross culverts:
 completion of 90% - Sub base, completion of 70%. -
Road Safety Guard Walls: Completion of 58.8% -
Optical fiber canalization, completion of 57.89%. -
Environmental activities, completion of 68%.
3rd Milestone –620 days after commencement date
Penalties paid will be recompensed, on an individual milestone
basis, if and when the Contractor should achieve recovery of
any particular milestone within the specified Intended
Completion Date (including any extension of the time for
completion approved by the Employer) for the whole works.

As a minimum, the contractor shall complete the

following major works/Items within this period: -
Retaining Walls: completion of 100% - Cross
culverts: completion of 100% - Drainage,
longitudinal ditches: completion of 100% - Sub base,
completion of 100%. - Road Safety Guard Walls:
Completion of 100% - Optical fiber canalization,
completion of 100%. - Pavement works, completion
of 100% - Road marking and furniture, completion of
100% - Environmental activities, completion of
100%.

Section VII. Works Environmental, social, health and Environmental, social, health and safety
Requirements
safety requirements requirements

Site-specific Environmental and Social Management Site-specific Environmental and Social Management Plan
Plan (ESMP) is attached herein. All Environmental, (ESMP) is attached herein. All Environmental, Social, Health
Social, Health and Safety requirements are described and Safety requirements are described therein.
therein. Final revised version is attached herein.

--- All others terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents remains unchanged ---